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  89R8339 AJZ-D     By: Martinez H.B. No. 4868       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to allowing a bicyclist to treat certain traffic-control   devices as a yield sign.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 551, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Sections 551.108 and 551.109 to read as   follows:           Sec.   551.108.     BICYCLIST APPROACHING STOP SIGN.   The   provisions of Sections 544.010(a) and 545.151(a) applicable to stop   signs do not apply to a person operating a bicycle. A person   operating a bicycle shall comply with the provisions of Section   545.153 applicable to yield signs when approaching an intersection   or a railroad crossing with a stop sign.           Sec.   551.109.     BICYCLIST APPROACHING CERTAIN   TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNALS AND FLASHING SIGNALS. The provisions of   Sections 544.007(d), 544.008(a), and 545.151(a) applicable to a   vehicle facing a steady red signal or a flashing red signal do not   apply to a person operating a bicycle. A person operating a bicycle   shall comply with the provisions of Section 545.153 applicable to   yield signs when approaching an intersection with a steady red   signal or a flashing red signal.          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.     An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is   governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,   and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.  For   purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the   effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred   before that date.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.